GOT GODLY, PERSEVERING CHARACTER?

GOD IS LOOKING FOR THOSE WHO WILL FAITHFULLY SEEK

HIM EARLY AND HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING.

“O God, thou art my God; early will I seek Thee:

my soul thirsteth for Thee,

my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

(2) To see Thy power and Thy glory,

so as I have seen Thee in the sanctuary. …Psalm 63:1-2 KJV

We must thirst for God and His righteousness as a dying man in the desert searches for water. Jehovah God is our Source of all things. He is Jehovah-nissi, our sail and our water, in the desert. He is our Victory in all things if we “doresh” (Hebrew word) or research Jehovah, study Him, and seek to know His knowledge and wisdom…in other words find out what He is like and that He will be our Victor and Deliverer, if only we will trust in Him!

DARE TO BE THE SUCCESS THAT

GOD HAS PLANNED FOR YOU TO BE!

WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! As you seek, study, and research God and allow Him, He will change your character to have more of the adamant, persistent, and resolute attributes of Jesus Christ. His will for your life is that you be changed from glory to glory by being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ in all of His successes over the flesh, the devil, and sin (Romans 12:1-2). However, success for the Christian cannot be measured by worldly standards. Material and social prosperity are blessings from God to be used to profit and extend the kingdom of God, not just to be used on your vanity. Money is the medium of exchange in our world, and money must (amount of and use of) be handled and submitted to God. Man cannot serve God and mammon (money – Luke 16:13), but God can tell you how to use your money for His kingdom (and for your blessing). God does not “mind” you having money. He just does not want money to have you! God looks for a willing and loyal steward who desires to hear His voice and walk in His ways [even with his money]. The truly successful Christian is one who knows what God wants him to do and then does it! Seek God and His kingdom first, and all these material, social, and spiritual blessings will be added to you; for God has said, “I love them that love Me; and those that seek (doresh) Me early shall find me” (Proverbs 8:17). As you mature in the spiritual things of God, He can add more blessings to you. However, Jesus cannot add true spiritual riches to a spiritually immature person, if he cannot even be faithful in how he deals with unrighteous mammon (money, tithe, offerings) that he can see([Luke 16:9-11). Jehovah God wants you to know Him…how He thinks and how He operates [You can know this by reading His Word-His love letter to you.] He want you to appreciate Him, love Him, and obey Him in all things. Abraham, Joseph, King David, Solomon and others had the blessings and riches of God added to them. So can you!

HOW TO BECOME A POSTITIVE CHRISTIAN

1. KNOW. Know your God; and then know who you are in Christ Jesus. Know that Jesus Christ is Saviour and Lord of your life (Romans 10:9-10; John 3:3; 1st Peter 1:23). Know that no one nor any devil can steal your salvation, and that it is yours as long as you desire salvation in Christ Jesus (John 10:27-29; 1st Peter 1:5; 1st John 5:13). Be confident in the wisdom God gives you of what the Word says about you. “Incline your ear unto My sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the middle of your heart, for they (my Words) are life unto those that find them (make them part of their character), and health (healing) to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:20-23/parapharaseof KJV). Remove sin immediately, by being quick to repent and receive God’s forgiveness and always praise Him for the victory. Keep walking in Him.

2. CHOICE. Everything in life depends upon your choices. Choose to fulfill your destiny in God by making right choices…in even the smallest of matters. Choose to love the Lord; obey His voice and His commandments. Choose to love Life (Deuteronomy 30:15-19) Choose to constantly trust the Lord Jesus to live through you, as you overcome the carnal nature (1st John 4:4; Philippians 4:13; 1st Corinthians 15:57). Choose friends who will help you to grow and advance in the Christian faith (2nd Corinthians 6:14; Leviticus 20:26; Psalm 1:1). Dare to choose and be the person God created you to be – a successful, confident, wise, and loving reflection of Christ.

3. INSPIRED IDEAS. If you don’t have a vision, an idea, a hope, or a goal, you will never reach your destiny in God. “Where there is no vision (no idea), the people perish”…Proverb. 19:18. The word “perish” means to unravel or loosen until it breaks loose” from the Source. “Roll your work upon the Lord. He will cause your thoughts (ideas) to become agreeable to His will; so shall your plans be established and succeed” (Proverb16:3 Amplified). God has a perfect plan for your life! “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11). The expectation that His promises will manifest in your life as you believe His Word is like a rope that ties you to your destiny in Him. God wants you to expect Him to keep His Word to you. He wants to give you a rope of expectancy that will cause you to reach the destiny He has for your life. Prayer that is full of redemptive promises is a cord that attaches you to your Source and your Supply (Jehovah Jireh). Repeating His Word back to Him in prayer is the seed of your believing Him for the promise. God’s vision and expectation for your life is the cord to your destiny in Him. Keep your vision, your hope, your expectation, and your goal in God, and you will fulfill your destiny in God.

4. ACTION. When God gives you an inspired idea (a vision), there is always a starting point and an ending point. From the time He gives you the idea (the starting point) until you see the idea formulate and manifest (the ending point) is “sure,” but God does not fill in every detail from start to finish. You must walk by faith that what God has inspired you to do is from Him and that He can cause it to come to pass in your life. Attitudes form opinions and judgments, and opinions and judgments form convictions. You act upon your convictions - what you believe. Ideas perceived and believed form hope and expectancy. Hope and expectancy motivates faith to action, and faith without works is dead! God is determined to take you on your journey from start to finish to see your ideas “live,” even though there may be some storms in between the start and the finish. However, Jehovah God is “God of the breakthrough,” not God of the shortcut! God doesn’t take shortcuts, but He will get you to the manifestation of your idea…your vision that He has given you. .Each prayer, each faith action is a resurrection seed that releases you to be conformed into His image…to move in wisdom and understanding toward your goal. Your full potential can never be realized until you are lead by the Holy Spirit into faith actions. As you strive toward your goal, watch for opportunities to share Christ with others as He opens the door (Matthew 10:32-33; 1st Peter 3:15; Psalm 107:2). Be faithful and punctual to keep your word to others, as Christ is faithful to keep His Word to you. Be faithful in the small things and Christ will promote you, for if you humble yourself in the Lord’s sight, He will lift you up (James 6:10). He will get you to the desired goal that He has inspired you with, if you continue to trust in Him.

5. CREATION OF WEALTH. God has given Christians the Blood Covenant of Increase through Abraham. The blessings of Abraham are ours through Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:29). We are the heirs of Christ Jesus according to the promise of Increase (Deuteronomy 28:1-14). Right choices and obedience to God are a sure path to righteousness and blessings. The blessings of God add no sorrow! The righteous, obedient person is always rewarded with the blessing of God, but the disobedient receive the curse (Deuteronomy 28:15-19). God gives you power to get wealth to establish His covenant of blessing in the earth (Deuteronomy 8:18). God wants His kingdom extended through you so that He can receive every person that will receive Him as Lord and King of the Universe. Promote God, and He will promote you. He that wins souls is wise (Proverb 11:30). Then, when the blessings of success come upon you, DON’T FORGET the Lord your God. Don’t forget that He has blessed you (and not yourself). Don’t forget He is your Source of supply (Deuteronomy 8:17-18). The Source of supply can be cut off because of disobedience. Rather, praise Him and live for Him in everything you do! Sow a seed into the kingdom of God (in a kind deed, in prayer, in money, etc.) as a good steward of what God has given you, and then expect the harvest that God has promised!

6. LOVE. (AGAPE/HESED LOVE.) GOD IS LOVE! Unconditionally, everlasting love (John 3:16). He is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34-35). What He has done for one, He will do for another. Each person has to follow and obey the ways of the Lord, and God promises the same results for “whosoever will” work HIS plan for man. It is God’s will for you to be fulfilled and satisfied as you realize your destiny in Him!